A trip to Garden By the Bay- Cloud Forest

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Cheers to a long weekend and thanks to Hari Raya Puasa that I could spend 1 day more longer with the man. Just me and Zhiwei, we sat down and started planning on what to do on Monday. In the end, we made used of technology but scrolling through deal.sg for our activities. And guess what we saw? A deal of Alive Musuem + Garden by the bay for $36! I mean like ya, just alive museum would probably burnt us $25 and just $11 top up more, we are entitled to a tour around both Flower Dome and Cloud forest at garden by the bay. A good deal? DEFINITELY!

So thinking of getting the tickets on the spot, we trained down to lucky plaza to retrieve it at a fast go. Like an impromptu plan. Of course before we set off, we had our breakfast at Tiong Bahru Bakery at Tangs. Not the usual bread that I will choose from but somehow a little unusual won't kill. We simply had a light breakfast ( croissant and broiche) to fill our little tummy. Sadly to say that their pastries served were a little disappointed coming from many viewers complimenting it or perhaps I ordered the wrong one.

So off we go to our trip, to Garden by the bay.

I have always been wanting to visit the Gardens by the Bay ever since it’s opening. Dragging the visit for almost a year, I finally set foot on Gardens by the Bay with my date. I attempted to have visited once with my parent while we were strolling around Marina Bay Sands, however the sky was too dark and the entire garden have just insufficient lights for us to make out our way and explore, so we eventually scrap it. Come to think about it, who would actually go for flower-viewing at night time?

I was so excited when I finally get to see the Supertrees of Gardens by the Bay with my own eyes, furthermore, the entire park was so big that I have entirely no idea of where to start the journey.

Just when we are taking the stairs down to our respective place, we saw a Caucasian man standing at the aisle and started painting of the sculpture. You will be awed by how beautiful his drawing was. I had a glance on it and was mesmerized by his ART talent.

Upon stepping into the Cloud Forest dome, you will be immediately awestricken by the magnificent sight and sound of the large waterfall. The entire dome was covered in cool mist. And there we saw the world’s tallest indoor waterfall. It was 35 metres tall!

The 35 metre tall mountain covered in lush vegetation shrouding Singapore’s world’s tallest indoor waterfall welcome us as we entered the Conservatory. The scene was spectacular, not forgetting the mist of cloud that was surrounding the mountain. The whole place was secluded with a mist of mystery which I would never forget about. We quickly grabbed hold one passer-by to capture this mandatory shot for us.

We continued to discover that it was called Cloud Forest because there was an elevator that would take us up to the top of the waterfall and two walkways would go around the waterfall slowly leading the way down. It would feel like a “walk in the clouds”.

The best way to experience the Cloud Forest is to take the lift up to the top floor and descend slowly through the two walkways. Alternatively, you can also walk up and take the lift down, but that will be much more tiring. So our first tour will be to the lost world.

We walked around the compound in awed, admiring the bizarre bridge and the mountain from all angles. The temperature was cool and it almost felt I was visiting a mini Genting Highlands.

As you ascend the mountain, there are different things to explore on each level. Level 4 is “Crystal Mountain”, showcasing various types of crystals and stalactites; it is also where you do the “Tree Top Walk”, which is set to be 30 m above the rainforest floor.

The Cloud Walk is also on Level 5 where you get really close to the waterfalls and glass panels – I remember reading somewhere that these panels are coated with special material to prevent too much heat from entering.

Every single spot was stunning for photo taking. So please bring along your camera and enjoy clicking away. If you wanna use your smart phone, please bring extra battery.